Webb v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Michael Norman Webb was found guilty but mentally ill of murder and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony.1 He appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, contending he carried his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that he was not guilty by reason of insanity. We affirm.

1. The evidence at Webb’s bench trial established that Webb had a long history of paranoid schizophrenia which had required hospitalization on at least nine occasions. Webb refused to acknowledge his condition or take medication for it. On the day in issue, the victim,…